Now that you have quit laughing, I can explain that his mother had alreadypicked out a godmother but he was insistent,so I agreed to be the god-father.From tomboy to god-father in thirty years. Not too shabby.

Even though the kids no longer live with us, I am still

very interested in the heritage and culture.

In the mid 18th century there were about 20,000 Sioux.

Today there are about 70,000 and only one-third speak

the ancestral language.

Lonnie gave us a brief overview of the history of the Lakota including treaties, encounters with various soldiers and battles.

Did you know that there were 720 treaties with the Native Americans?The number just boggles my mind and also impresses upon me the need to be aware of what our government is currently doing. If we broke them back then, chances are that we still are .... just with a different group.

After Lonnie finished talking, Shari presented a fantastic lesson on finding stories in cemeteries. I had been kicking around some ideas for our final project that we have to present in October, but nothing had grabbed me.

Shari's grabbed me! Instantly I saw how I couldset up a scavenger hunt for my kiddos, which she later suggested.It just goes to show that great minds think alike!

In fact, Traci and I went out tonight and started my field study for this.Yep, you guessed it ---- geocaching in and around cemeteries.Okay, so there is more to it than that, but it is geocaching that really got me interested in nosing around tombstones.

To start our field study for the day, we arrived at the Drifter's Cookshack.

It was a beautiful day.

If you can call 100 degrees beautiful.

We ordered our lunches

and then were free to nose around the town.

I started with the blacksmith ....

and moved on to the jail ...

and then on to the Post Office .....

and then to the Mercantile.

Hmmmm ......

Traci seemed to be stuck at the saloon.

There was also a school house .....

however, I don't think they quite have the 11,500 books in their classroom like Vicki and I do .....

I could see myself as a settler here ....

... especially with this view!

Give me a few donkeys and I'd be happy.

I want this for my barn ....

This was the size of the house back then ....

.... I think House Hunters might have had some trouble!

I'm going to need this sign in exactly one year.

They showed how settlers had to raise their own food ....

and chop their own wood for the season!

They also raise buffalo

and chickens.

This one had the right idea for beating the heat.

Grandma Fritzler had one of these and

I can't tell you how many times I wetmy pants when I stayed overnightwith her because I was too damnscared to go out there!

This is a typical wagon used to haul things.Piaget would need to be present to help pack!

Mardell, here's an idea for your favorite turkey!Then you could have Lizzie with you forever.

Because it took longer for lunch, we were forced to skip Hudson-Meng and move on to Fort Robinsonso that we didn't lose our reservations.

This is the site of the Red Cloud Agency.

The green trees are the site of a geocache.My wonderful classmates covered while I snuckoff to look for it. They lingered at the far edge of the mowed area looking at a blue sign with four wordson it for fifteen minutes.

Thanks guys --- I owe you one!

This is the marker showing where Crazy Horse was killed.

The bound packet is more than likely sage.When Laura's grandmother died, we attendedparts of the wake with her. I couldn't believehow strong that was when it was burning.

By this time, we were all hot and grumbly(Yes, I know that's not a word, but it's my blog and I can use it if I want to!)

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Sister One

About Trudy

I am the oldest of the trio and I live on a small acreage not too far from my middle sister. I enjoy playing backyard farmer in the summer months when I'm not teaching. I am in a war with weeds and I hate to admit that the weeds are winning.

I've held a variety of jobs, but none so interesting as Sister Three's. I've driven an ice cream truck, sold Christmas tree ornaments, run four elementary media centers, made doughnuts and tacos, and now that I've grown up, I've settled on molding young minds.

I love to read, but I read mostly children's literature. It's fun to go to garage sales and find more children's books to add to my already substantial classroom collection.

I also like to garden. I love to plan trips that I'll never take because I can't stand to be away from home. The planning is the fun part.

I'm now hooked on Facebook, but it has been interesting running across old acquaintances.

I don't watch a lot of television, but I'm hooked on Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Don't bother even trying to get a hold of me during these times .... unless it is blizzarding and you're calling off school!

I am learning how to quilt which has surprised everyone that knows me. I was probably the least likely person to do so. I love it though. It is the one activity in which I can completely turn off my head and not think about things.

I like to cook (especially green bean casseroles) during the summer months, but I don't seem to make the time during the school year.

I can be reached at Trio.of.sisters@gmail.com. You can also follow me (TrudytheGreat) on Twitter.

Sister Two

About Katie

I'm officially sister number 2 of the bunch.

I'm a 40 something mother of two girls and one boy- Krista, Dani and Trey. I've been married to my farmer husband Keith for 17 plus great years. I'm not sure where the time goes. Even though the girls are getting older, we aren't. Strange how that happens.

We live on a farm and ranch in Western Nebraska. It is a full time job for the family as well. We are always pitching in to help work cattle, weigh trucks or wash tanks. The girls really like scrubbing tanks, especially when it's cold outside. But agriculture is a good way of life.

I work full time in town a 2o mile drive from the ranch. Both girls love to play sports and and are active in our local 4-H program. Our family is a big supporter of our 4H program. That is probally our one (and only) hobby. The girls show lambs and calves for their livestock projects. That takes up much of our time and now a new little brother keeps us busy.

About Nicki

Being the youngest of the trio and co-leader of my own gang, I’m caught between two worlds: the baby I’ve always been and the emerging adult that’s trying to bust out.

Running after a gaggle of toddlers, (ok, there’s only two, but it feels like a herd when we’re loading into our Civic) I’m baffled by how I ended up here. Not the birds and bees part, just the part where I’m supposed to know how to mold two young minds, when I just figured out how to cut my own meat. Actually, I don’t even cut my own meat. I became a vegetarian instead. But I cut my own tofu.

I live in California with my awesome fish-farming husband Andrew and our two amazing and overly-photographed children Isabella (3) and Anderson (1).

Before becoming a stay-at-home mom I tried my hand at a few jobs: music therapist, writer, hot air balloon chaser, waitress, telemarketer, librarian, piano teacher, maid, telegram singer, and underwear salesperson. All handy skills for a mom.

Now, when I’m not daydreaming about running away to Paris, I like going to the beach with the fam or taking pictures. (My Nebraska roots sneak up on me though. I’m always snapping shots of tractors and chickens and green bean casseroles.)